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Bob found a very interesting QRS advert announcing "Recent Recordings
that are Real Blues", and which names Jelly Roll Morton, among other familiar
composers, as a Q.R.S. recording artist. The ad is from the Chicago
Defender, 27th November 1926, page 7.

I asked Mike about the relationship between Morton and J. Lawrence Cook,
since I've heard that Morton was not liked by all musicians, although they
respected his talent. Mike replied, "J. Lawrence Cook never met Morton
although he did admire him. JLC was responsible for creating the
transcriptions of Morton piano solos in the late 1940's. He had been
assigned to do this by Roy Carew."